Therapists for college students near 02155

*Accepting new clients starting 7/17/23. Please reach out now if you'd like to start the process of inquiry and scheduling. I am passionate about creating a safe, welcoming space for my clients. I understand that each client is unique and I value developing a client centered, supportive therapeutic relationship. I like to understand my clients' strengths as well as challenges to best overcome obstacles. I work with individuals experiencing a variety of mental health diagnoses including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, work or school related stress, and interpersonal and family challenges. I like to collaborate with clients to create personalized goals. I pull from a variety of theoretical frameworks to meet the needs of my clients. I welcome open communication and feedback about what is working and what could be working better. I believe therapy can be challenging, but also rewarding. I encourage you to call or email to see if I'm the right fit for you. I am currently accepting new clients. Currently offering virtual sessions through a HIPAA compliant platform.

My approach is based on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) that takes client goals and utilizes techniques to accomplish the desired objectives. It is a collaborative, reality-based method informed by mindfulness and life-coaching strategies. This is a holistic approach and can last for 12 sessions or longer based on client’s choice. I encourage and assign homework between sessions and am always open to new ideas that will assist in your growth. I hope to work myself out of a job by sharing treatments and tools that equip you to cope with the daily living of life.. I provide tele-therapy services. Counseling is accessed through a secure, encrypted, HIPPA-compliant video conferencing portal. This method has many advantages including: convenience, eliminating gas/parking costs, time savings, no travel stress, and the lowering of one’s carbon footprint.

Ginnelle Vasquez, MSW, LICSW (she/her) Hello, I'm Ginnelle Vasquez, a licensed therapist with 6 years of experience. Currently offering short term therapy (4-8 weeks). dedicated to supporting individuals facing anxiety, depression, ADHD, executive function difficulties, and adjustment issues. I specialize in understanding how these challenges can impact academic stress and overall well-being. My therapeutic approach is rooted in positive psychology and strength-based methods. I believe in the importance of listening to your personal experiences and collaborating with you to create a tailored plan that empowers you to use self-advocacy skills. Together, we will identify and harness your strengths, allowing you to navigate life's challenges with confidence and resilience. I am committed to providing a compassionate and supportive space where you can explore your feelings, develop effective coping strategies, and work towards a healthier, more balanced life to enhance your well-being.

I offer a warm, non-judgmental opportunity to reflect on what is going on for you and what you can do about it. Navigating life is hard. Transitions, losses, relationships, economic pressure, depression, anxiety, trauma, and everything else that comes with being human can be difficult to manage under any circumstances. We all need new approaches sometimes. As we get to know each other, we will draw from a variety of therapies based on what makes sense for you. One size does not fit all! I would welcome the chance to help you consider what to do with your one precious life. I know it takes courage to reach out to a therapist, whether you have had therapy in the past or not. Just know I'll always be glad to hear from you.

Offering telehealth sessions! I believe we are all naturally inclined toward personal growth and success—each of us with our own strengths, desires, and goals that would lead us in the direction of contentment and happiness under optimal conditions. Problems arise because we don’t live in a perfect world, and in an effort to adapt, we sometimes develop strategies that make sense in the short term, but are not effective in moving us forward. We “get stuck,” leading to anxiety, frustration, and conflict, which leads in turn to us feeling bad about ourselves and our relationships. I view therapy as a collaboration between me and my clients, where we work together to understand the root causes of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that get in the way of resolving problems. Together, we will clarify your goals, uncover and capitalize on existing strengths, and develop new ways of working through difficulties. My style, which is both directive and supportive, honest and compassionate, works to build the trusting relationship that will be key to our work together. My approach is integrative, eclectic, and flexible: we'll start wherever you are and go from there. The first step is the hardest, but you're not alone in the journey. Give me a call and we'll get you on your way!

CNC360 is a group of dedicated, experienced, HAES® informed and licensed professionals in the fields of nutrition and psychology who specialize in the treatment of eating concerns. We offer an integrated, mind-body holistic approach to support recovery from eating and body image issues.

My approach to therapy is active, flexible, goal-oriented, and collaborative. Ultimately, my role is to help you gain the skills, insights, and self-compassion to be your own therapist. I meet clients where they are, help them to clarify their goals, identify what stands in their way, and work through (or with) these obstacles through the use of CBT, ACT and short-term psychodynamic approaches. I pay special attention to cultural and contextual factors that may be relevant to your concerns and treatment. In my work in university, refugee and veterans’ clinic settings, I've had the
 opportunity to engage with diverse populations and a wide array of presenting 
concerns, including depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions and
 relational concerns. If you think we may be a good match, please get in touch to schedule a 15-minute consultation.

To make the choice to be in therapy takes courage, and as your therapist, I am honored to be part of such an important step in your life. I am committed to working with you to create a safe, compassionate, and supportive environment in which to explore your challenges, and highlight your strengths. In my career, I have worked with individuals with diverse backgrounds and needs. My experience includes, but is not limited to, treating mood disorders, anxiety, self-esteem issues, addiction, and life transition stressors. My practice is also LGBTQ+, and polyamory friendly. My approach to therapy is collaborative and tailored to your unique needs. I use a mix of mindfulness, relational, narrative, and cognitive behavioral approaches to help guide you in your journey towards relief and clarity.

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College (and life in general) can be a lot. Whether you're adjusting to a big transition, feeling disconnected from yourself and those around you, or trying to make sense of things that have happened in your life, you don't have to figure it out alone. I’m a therapist who works with adolescents, young adults, and caregivers, with a special focus on supporting LGBTQ+ folks. I'm part of the LGBTQ community too. I work from a trauma-informed and anti-oppression lens, which means I pay attention to the full context of your life and how the world around you has shaped your experiences. My style is warm, collaborative, and down to earth. I bring humor when it's helpful, and I don't expect you to show up any particular way. You can be messy, unsure, overwhelmed. I’ll meet you there without judgment. Everyone deserves to feel safe and heard. Therapy with me is a place to slow down, get curious, and start making sense of what’s been hard while finding your way back to yourself. I take insurance and offer a free 15-minute call to see if we're a good fit. I look forward to hearing from you!

Welcome! I'm so glad you've found your way here. College can be an exciting time, but it can also come with stress, old wounds that resurface, anxiety, and moments where you’re just not sure who you are or where you’re headed. Therapy can be a space to slow down, breathe, and talk honestly about what’s going on - without judgment. My goal is to create a place where you feel genuinely seen, supported, and safe to figure things out at your own pace. We’ll work together to understand the patterns, thoughts, and emotions that might be keeping you stuck, while also tapping into the strengths you already have (even if you don’t always feel them). I see therapy as more than “fixing problems”—it’s also about reconnecting with yourself, growing in confidence, and building a life that feels meaningful and aligned with who you want to be. I use an individualized, integrative approach—drawing from psychodynamic therapy, relational work, and Internal Family Systems (IFS)—because there’s no one-size-fits-all path to healing. This means we’ll explore your past and present experiences, uncover what’s behind certain reactions or habits, and bring compassion to every part of you. I’d be honored to walk with you as you learn to trust yourself, practice self-kindness, and reclaim your voice. Together, we can explore what matters most to you and help you move toward a life with more clarity, confidence, and connection.

“If we decide to build a therapeutic relationship together - I view my role as your therapist as someone who is there to support you and empower you along your healing journey. I am happy to offer up what I have learned through my education, specialized clinical training, and professional experience over the years in whatever way feels most helpful for you.” Fari has experience with working with people who are dealing with depression, anxiety (generalized or social), heightened trauma symptoms, or those who just need some support with dealing with tough life transitions. Fari is in the process of being trained as a trauma sensitive yoga (TC-TSY) facilitator, as well as becoming an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) trained therapist. If these are modalities you are interested in, he is happy to discuss how these evidence-based treatments could be used in your therapy sessions. Fari Shakur (he/him) identifies as a queer, South Asian, transgender man. He received his Master’s of Social Work from Salem State University with a focus on integrated health and behavioral health. Fari highly values providing trauma-informed, sex-positive, gender affirming care that centers his clients as the experts of their own experiences. Clinical Specialties: Complex Trauma, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Life transitions, LGBTQ+, Intimate Partner Abuse, Gender Affirming Surgery Letters Fari can work with United Healthcare Student Resources and Blue Cross Blue Shield insurances, as well as accept private pay clients. Send him an email at: Fari@deepdivecounseling.net

Life can be a lot! There are times when people may feel hopeless, isolated, or like they have no choice but to struggle alone. As a queer person, I know the importance of connection and community. My goal is to offer a space where you can feel safe in vulnerability and supported in facing challenges. I work primarily with adults and college-aged individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, depression, or relationship issues. My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and grounded in emotion-focused, relational work. I draw from a range of therapeutic modalities to find the best fit for your unique needs, believing that healing is not one-size-fits-all. Being ready to start therapy doesn’t mean you have to feel ready to dive in head-first. Sometimes, the first challenge is simply taking that first step. If you want to do that, I will meet you at your pace with honesty, care, and respect as we work together toward understanding and change.

Joshua Hatcher is a board certified Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP.) He is also dual certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as an Adult-Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. He provides psychiatric assessment and evaluation along with medication management and optimization. He has experience caring for clients with ADHD, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and various other psychiatric diagnoses. Joshua believes in caring for the whole person. He strives to understand current mental health concerns as well as various stressors and past traumas. He provides a welcoming and nonjudgmental environment for clients. He works collaboratively with clients to create a plan, overcome stuck points, and reach treatment goals utilizing both therapeutic techniques and medication. Joshua treats clients via online TeleHealth only.

With over 10 years of experience, I feel deeply honored by the trust clients place in me when they open their hearts and share their inner world. I have experience with trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and relational problems. My passion for working with diverse populations led me to pursue the Global Mental Health: Immigration and Trauma Certificate from Harvard University. I strive to see my clients beyond their diagnoses and to raise awareness of the societal and cultural challenges that may prevent them from fulfilling their true potential I work best with high-achieving individuals who may appear successful outwardly but feel overwhelmed or uncertain internally. Many of my clients are immigrants or from multicultural backgrounds, navigating identity, belonging, and the pressures of academic or professional life, while also seeking to align their success with deeper meaning, purpose, and spirit

Offering TeleHealth & Accepting New Patients! Jaime Eckert has approximately fifteen years of experience in behavioral health working with a diverse patient population across multiple inpatient, outpatient and residential treatment settings. She possesses a broad range of knowledge and clinical expertise regarding psychiatric medication management for treatment of a wide range of psychiatric disorders, including but not limited to major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, insomnia, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Ms. Eckert particularly enjoys working with pregnant and post-partum women who may be experiencing mood or anxiety disorders, sleep disturbances, body image disturbances, or inability to concentrate or focus. Ms. Eckert offers a warm, empathic and collaborative approach to treatment with her clients. She strives to empower clients by offering the most up-to-date, evidence-based clinical guidance during their treatment planning process so that they may most easily make informed decisions in order to achieve their ultimate treatment goals. Ms. Eckert believes in highlighting individuals’ personal strengths, skills and attributes that can be utilized in recovery while evaluating problematic symptoms or behaviors that they wish to change. It is Ms. Eckert’s philosophy that utilizing psychotherapy, coping skills, and healthy lifestyle choices in conjunction with psychiatric medications often produces the best possible outcomes in treatment. Jaime Eckert is Board Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in specializing in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. She received her Master of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester in June 2008 where she pursued a concentration in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. Ms. Eckert completed her undergraduate education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and graduated with honors in May 2003. She is a member of the Psi Chi National Honors Society in Psychology, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society in Nursing, as well as the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.

Cameron Weaver Vilain (they/them) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. They received their Masters of Social Work from Salem State University in 2024, having graduated summa cum laude from Mount Holyoke College in 2017. Cameron looks forward to meeting you at this unique moment in your healing journey! They are an intuitive and enthusiastic individual with a passion for assisting courageous individuals who have reached out for emotional support. They bring a spirit of mutuality, collaboration, warmth, and humor to their approach, and will tailor sessions to your unique needs and treatment goals. Whether it is your first time or hundredth time in a psychotherapy setting, together you will seek to co-create a safe and open space to unpack, process, heal, and grow. Although Cameron enjoys working with a variety of ages and populations, they have a particular passion for college students, emerging adults, and the LGBTQ community. Their specialties include queer and trans issues, identity exploration, anxiety disorders, depression, psychotic disorders, and adjustment to adulthood. Based on the preferences and needs of their patients, Cameron typically integrates an eclectic mix of DBT, CBT, social justice-oriented intersectional feminism, relational cultural theory, expressive arts, peer support-based principles, and trauma-informed practice into their conversations. When they are not working, Cameron enjoys foraging for wild foods in nature, riding their longboard along the bike path, and attending concerts and festivals. At home, they frequently cook meals for their friends and family, do arts and crafts, and their feisty cat Chessie never fails to keep them on their toes.

I believe emotional healing happens in a therapeutic relationship. I offer relations-oriented, emotion-focused psychotherapy to clients interested in relieving symptoms, identifying patterns, resolving conflicts, building satisfying relationships, finding fulfillment in life, etc. My work is trauma-informed due to my passion for trauma treatment, especially that of developmental trauma, and an understanding that traumatic experience is existentially inevitable in human life. I also have a particular interest in helping college/graduate students, parents having young children, and new immigrants navigate challenging life situations. Guided by a humanistic and dynamic approach, I help people create desired, lasting changes. Our work together will be highly individualized, to first gain a thorough understanding of you and then meet your unique needs towards emotional growth and other goals. My rich cross-cultural experience is a valuable asset in my work with diverse populations. Life is a journey and can be turbulent. I would like to be a travel companion in your journey of self-exploration, self-discovery, and self-improvement!

Are you feeling depressed or anxious? Are you having difficulty with defining your sexual and/or gender identity? If so, I can help. Using evidenced-based practices from Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, I can help you learn new skills to help improve your mood and overall enjoyment of life. As a gay, non-binary person, I can help you explore your sexual and/or gender identity in a safe and protected space.

Life isn't something we should be expected to take on alone. I would be proud to be part of your community and walk alongside you in this journey. I am here to support you in the good moments and the tough ones, too. My passion is caring for other BIPOC individuals’ mental health as they experience an array of life's transitions—higher education, struggling with emerging adulthood, early career & helping professionals, postpartum, parenthood, LGBTQ+ identity, children of immigrants, and anything else that may be feeling too heavy to carry on your own.